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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
California Art Club: San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Quarterly Paint-Out!
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Pet-Friendly Paint-out At Dillon Beach: March 11, 2013
Pet-Friendly Paint-out At Dillon Beach
Monday, March 11, 2013
For Beginners to Professional Plein Air Painters
Location: Cliff St (x Beach Ave) in Dillon Beach, CA
Cost: Free (Bring $7 for parking fee)
Hours: 3pm - 6pm (painting) & 6pm - 7pm (meet & greet in lot)
Visit www.pleinairliaison.com or 707-291-7756 to RSVP
Fun & non-competitive
Painters of all levels
Casual critiques if desired
Bring your own easel , equipment , food & refreshment
all with or without your 4-legged friends. Dillon Beach is a short
drive west of Tomales through pastoral hills dotted with farmhouses and grazing cows. Dillon Beach offers tide pools, grassy
sand dunes, soft white sand, a surfer's haven, a painters delight,
and one mile of flat sandy beach - a must see, stay and explore,
on the Northern Marin Coast!
San Francisco Airport – 1.5 hours
Bodega Bay - 20 minutes
Muir Woods - 50 minutes
Tomales Bay - 20 minutes
Point Reyes Seashore - 40 minutes
Sierra Nevada Mountain Range - 3 hours
Napa/Sonoma/Russian River Wine Valleys - 45 minutes
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
42nd NBPA Paintout Sunday Feb.24th (11am - 3pm) Petaluma Adobe State Park
We're back with a Marin location and heading to the Petaluma Adobe State Park this Sunday!!!
Petaluma Adobe Then....
...and Now
The park hours are 10am - 5pm. So Please feel free to get an early start or stay until park closes.
Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park
3325 Adobe Road
Petaluma CA 94954
707-762-4871
www.petalumaadobe.com
PARK FEES (CASH ONLY)
The Park has requested we PAY FIRST before setting up our paints and easels.
$3.00 per person. Fee payable at the courtyard office window. Please bring exact amount.
PARKING
Parking Lot below the Adobe Courtyard.
Meeting Place:
Center of the Courtyard.
Agenda
11:00am - 11:30am - We'll meet briefly under the Pagoda or feel free to start painting!
11:30am - 2:30pm - Let's Paint!
2:30pm - 3:00pm - Let's meet back at the courtyard to share our findings, techniques or just to chat (not a critique).
How to get a hold of us:
Call or Text (415)342-6764 or (707) 304-3265
Thursday, January 24, 2013
41st North Bay Plein Air Paintout - Sunday, January 27th from 12:00pm - 4:00pm - JAPANTOWN (San Francisco)
41st NBPA Paintout - JANUARY 2013
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Post and Fillmore
(meet at Peace Pagoda)
San Francisco, CAThanks for all your patience!
We have decided to visit San Francisco and paint Cityscapes!
Location: Japantown
1610 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94115
RAIN in our forecast. If it begins to rain, there is some coverage near entrance to shopping center.
Directions
By car -- From the Bay Bridge or from Fwy. 101 coming from the south, take the Civic Center or Civic Center / Ninth Street exit. Go straight on Ninth (it’s a one way street going north). Stay in one of the two right-hand lanes. After crossing Market Street, Ninth becomes Larkin. Stay on Larkin to Geary Street. Turn left on Geary. Stay on Geary for about one-half mile and you'll be in Japantown.
From the Golden Gate Bridge, take the Lombard Street exit, turn right on Webster and continue to Post Street.
Meeting Place: Under Peaceful Pagoda
Agenda
12:00 - 12:30pm - We'll meet briefly under the Pagoda or feel free to start painting!
12:30pm - 3:30pm - Let's Paint!
3:30pm - 4:00pm - Let's meet back at the Pagoda to share our findings, techniques or just to chat (not a critique).
PARKING
(As of January 1st, 2013) Must Pay for Street Parking on Sundays
-or-
Japan Center Main Garage
1610 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94115
Monday, November 12, 2012
TBA: 40th NBPA Paintout - St. Vincents's Church (San Rafael, CA)
(original photo by Janice L-H)
Location:
St. Vincent's Church
One St. Vincent Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
415.507.2000.
RAIN in our forecast. So we have decided to paint at St. Vincent's Church in San Rafael. If it begins to rain, there are plenty of covered hallways along the side and back of the Church.
Directions
The location is very easy to get to, it's just off Hwy 101. Exit St. Vincent Drive and follow the road into the parking lot of the Church. Click here for Google map and get directions.
Meeting Place: Front of the Church steps
Agenda
12:30 - 1:00pm - We'll meet briefly at the church stairs or feel free to start painting!
1:00 - 4:00pm - Let's Paint!
4:00 - 4:30pm - Let's meet back at the front of the church stairs to share our findings, techniques or just to chat (not a critique). If it rains, we'll meet in the outdoor hallway to the left of the church.
PARKING
There is a private lot with FREE parking.
Friday, October 26, 2012
NBPA 39th Paintout - Point Reyes Station, this Sunday, Oct. 28 (12pm - 4pm)
We will be painting in Point Reyes this weekend!
Examples: Along Hwy-1, Point Reyes Station (Shops and Stores), or head up North to Inverness or Millerton Point.
***Let's just MEETUP at the end to share our paintings and findings***
12:00pm - Let's Paint!
4:00pm - Let's meet back at Toby's Market to share our findings, techniques or just to chat.
Point Reyes Station CA 94956
415.663.1223
Any questions or concerns...
Call anytime (415)342-6764 or (707)304-3265...even during the day of the event... We may not answer right away mainly because We are driving. OR email: nbpleinair@yahoo.com , Check out Twitter Feed for UPDATES: @NBPleinair
Friday, October 12, 2012
Plein-air workshop in Carmel with Mark Monsarrat
Please contact Mark directly for all questions and interest, see links below
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
36th NBPA Plein Air Paintout @ Napa Valley State Park
12:00 PM To 4:00 PM
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Call or Text 415.342.6764 or 707 304-3265, or follow us @NBPleinair on Twitter.
At the head of the Ritchey Canyon Trail there is an ample parking lot. This can also serve as our meeting point.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
35th NBPA Plein Air Paintout @ China Camp on Sunday, June 24th 11am-6pm
35th NBPA Plein Air Paintout @ China Camp on Sunday, June 24th
Greetings Painters, We are having a combined North Bay and Benicia Plein Air session at China Camp! Summer Time is here and we are planning to have a BBQ potluck/paintout.
Use this address for your GPS: 899 North San Pedro Road San Rafael, CA 94903
COOKOUT & PAINTING
POTLUCK: Please bring a contribution of food, snacks and/or drinks (any volunteers to help BBQ is greatly appreciated).
Kindly bring good for 8-10 people. Write what you plan to contribute in the comments box
Sign up sheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlrmX89-WKoEdEV4blVfa3Z0YWxKNDE3Y0NZTk9SRUE
Please add your name and type of dish you will bring.
Example of Items to bring:
utensils, plates, cups, napkins
Juice
Ice
chips, tortilla chips, salsa, crackers, veggie plate, cheese
chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs
bread,
buns,
your specialty dish
salads, pasta salad
desserts - “strawberries, pie, pastries
table clothes
charcoal and lighter
BBQ utensils and platters
Place: CHINA CAMP VILLAGE
899 North San Pedro Road San Rafael, CA 94903
Date: SUNDAY, June 24, 2012
Time: 11am - 6pm (Times may slightly change)
11am - 3pm: Let's Paint!!!
3pm - The Benicia group critiques once a month (not mandatory to participate)
4pm - BBQ cookout begins!
PARKING: Parking lot at the top charges a $5 fee, good views across the bay. Picnic area with barbeques here. Lot below is pay lot ($5) with great access to dock and beach. PARKING SPACES FILL UP QUICKLY, come early for good parking and to enjoy our picnic :)
Many thanks & See you there!!!
Gerald, Sergio and Janice
Questions? Contact us at nbpleinair@yahoo.com
Monday, April 23, 2012
34th NBPA Paintout: Old Lakeville
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Old Lakeville #3 Rd. (north side)
Call or Text 415.342.6764 or 707 304-3265, or follow us @NBPleinair on Twitter.
View Larger Map
There is no real parking but you can park on the dirt next to the row of eucalyptus, or wherever else you can find near the meetup point.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Next Paintout scheduled for March 25th (location TBA)
Sunday, January 29, 2012
My Painting of Shollenberger Park
Additional photos at my Flickr:
-Sergio
Thursday, January 26, 2012
33rd NBPA Petaluma Paintout this Sunday, Jan 29th, 1pm - 4:00pm

Petaluma Marina
781 Baywood Dr
Petaluma, CA 94954-5388
(707) 778-4489
Painting Times
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Between 1:00pm and 1:30pm, we will all meet at the parking lot behind the Sheraton Hotel.
Location
781 Baywood Dr
Petaluma, CA 94954-5388
How to find us:
Call or Text 415.342.6764 or 707 304-3265, Email: nbpleinair(at)yahoo(dot)com
Directions Click Here For Google Maps Go up the 101 and head east on 116. The Sheraton hotel is highly visible from the junction.
Parking
There is ample free parking right next to the park behind the hotel.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
A Marin Art Show...
Hey everyone, just found out about this show... Randy Sexton and Kim Lordier showing in Marin!
Marin Masters
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Our New Twitter Account - Please Read!
Please follow our new Twitter account! We have a plan to make it extremely useful for our painters during paint-outs - http://twitter.com/NBPleinAir
This is a joint account that Gerald and I are establishing. We are going to be using it as a mass communication tool for people to better keep track of what's going on during the day we are painting. Gerald and I will use it as a mass text alert system to let people know our whereabouts and what's going on. If you are already on Twitter, simply follow NBPleinAir and turn on text alerts for us.
- Sign up for Twitter and pick your username.
- Find our account: twitter.com/NBPleinAir
- Click on the "Follow" button.
- Click on the button with the black head-and-shoulder icon.
- Scroll down to where it says "Turn on mobile notifications"
- Click on it. This means that you will be texted every time we post to Twitter.
We will only use this Twitter to let you know where we are, weather conditions, anything pertinent to the paint-out at the time. We will NOT spam you! This is meant to be a service to everyone wanting to be kept in the loop of what's going on without having to call us or anything like that.
If you have any more questions please let me know.
-Sergio
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Group Art Show @ Walnut Creek, Ca until Jan. 30th, 2012

A few NBPA painters will be in a Group Art Show @ Renditions Art Gallery until Jan 30th, 2012
Renditions Art Gallery
1383 N. Broadway
Walnut Creek, Ca 94596
www.RenditionsArtGallery.c
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
"Small Works" Group Show @ Rendition Arts Gallery Friday, Dec. 9th, 6pm-9pm (Walnut Creek, Ca)
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
32nd NBPA Paintout Results - Hudeman Slough, Sonoma CA
While Glen painted a view of the Vineyards across the road Sergio and Gerald started with a tractor study.
Monday, November 14, 2011
32nd NBPA Paintout: Hudeman Slough
11:30 AM - 2:30 AM
This area has great views of the wetlands, Mt. Tam, and the surrounding hills. It's primarily a walking trail but there are plenty of areas along Ramal Road to set up and paint. There are vineyards to the opposite, and an interesting little pond as you drive down the road to Hudeman Slough.
Here is a panorama of the area at sunset (click on image to enlarge):
Here are a few more panorama shots of the area during the day:
You can see to the right that there is a small lot to park. This will be our meet-up point.
Agenda
11:00pm - 11:30am - We'll meet briefly at entrance to trail or feel free to start painting! Feel free to drive off and paint as well. Lot's of areas to explore!!!
11:30am - 2:30pm - Let's Paint! 2:30 - 3:00pm - Meet back at the picnic table. We will share our findings, techniques or just to chat (not a critique).
How to find us: Call or Text 415.342.6764 or 707 304-3265, Email: nbpleinair(at)yahoo(dot)com
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Golden Frame Contest - Ends Dec. 30th
The contest starts Nov. 1st and runs through Dec. 30th on CAPAP website. All members (who live within the continental United States, sorry Alaska and Hawaii), are eligible to apply. The winner will be announced Jan. 10th, 2012 and will receive a prize the beautiful Payne 12x16 frame. Second and third place winners will be featured on CAPAP website for one month. Please read the rules below to submit your entryThe Golden Frame Contest is the first in a series of contests to promote artists participation in sharing your work with other artists. Not only will you be able to post your work on CAPAP, you'll be able to vote whose work you think is the best! The artist with the most tallied votes will win a 12x16 beautiful Payne Gold plein air frame complements of ArtFrames.com
Go to the link below more more details and to enter your work.
http://californiapleinair.ning.com/page/win-a-frame
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
SF Open Studio at Fort Mason GATEHOUSE feat: Mark Monsarrat - Friday Opening Party!!! Oct, 21, 6pm-8pm
Oct. 21, 6pm-8pm.

For more info contact Mark: Mark Monsarrat, markmonsarrat@sbcglobal.net
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
31st NBPA Paintout - RING MOUNTAIN, Corte Madera, Sunday, October 23rd, 12:30pm-3:30pm
Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve
This location was recommended by one of our painters, Renny. There's parking along the sidewalks. But if that fills up, there's a dirt shoulders at the bottom of the hill (off main road of Paradise Drive - but you'll have to walk a little bit to get to the entrance of trail) So walk up this hill towards the Blue trash can under the trees.
Monday, October 3, 2011
October 7th-9th, Calistoga Art Center Paintout
Download the entry form here: http://www.calistogaartcenter.org/events/currentupcomingevents.html
Any questions? Contact coordinator directly:
phone: (707) 942-2278
email: info@CalistogaArtCenter.org
The Art Center is pleased to announce our upcoming plein air Paint Out. Scheduled to take place October 7th – 9th, the Paint Out is an open-air competition which will invite both professional and amateur artists to come and paint our vibrant community. Artists will gather at the Art Center on Day 1 to have their canvases stamped, and then head out into town and the surrounding area with packed easels, paints and brushes, looking for inspiration. The paintings will be turned in at the end of Day 2, and on Day 3, the Art Center will hold a gala to show the finished art.
For more info: http://www.calistogaartcenter.org/events/currentupcomingevents.html
Friday, September 30, 2011
Marin Art & Garden Paintout - Saturday, Oct. 1st
| Join us to watch participating artists during the paintout! Or Join us.... and register to participate as an artist!!!!! Good luck to our participating painters: Sergio Lopez, Bob Amos, Glen Kramer, Mark Monsarrat and Catherine Fasciato!!!! | |
| Saturday, October 1, 2011 10am to 3pm Marin Art and Garden Center (MAGC) at the Marin Society of Artists Gallery 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Ross, CA. 42nd National Exhibition Plein Air Paint Out at MAGC | |
Open to all artists working in any medium (non-CWA artists are invited to participate)
Sponsored by the California Watercolor Association
$15 On-site registration by check payment at MAGC on Saturday 10/1/11 between 9am to 10am
A Combination of CASH and MERCHANDISE PRIZES
First Place…………………….$100.00 value
Second Place………………….$75.00 value
Third Place……………………$50.00 value
People’s Choice Award………$75.00 value
Rules:
9 am to 10am – REGISTRATION (canvas, paper, etc. will be registered prior to painting)
Pre-registered participants go to the registration table at the Marin Society of Artists Gallery to register your paper or canvas and receive your packet.
Participants who register on 10/1/11, the day of the event, go to the registration table at the Marin Society of Artists Gallery to pay fees, register your paper or canvas and receive a on-site packet.
10am to 2pm - PAINT
Select a subject and paint any scene visible from the grounds of MAGC using any style or medium.
2pm to 2:15 pm – DISPLAY in the tented area near the Marin Society of Artists Gallery.
Each artist may exhibit one completed work in the display area. Do not mat or frame work until after the judging is completed. Work may be displayed on an easel or stand.
2:15 to 2:30pm - VOTE
Participants will vote for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place awards using the ballot provided. You cannot vote for yourself.
The “People’s Choice Award” will be decided by the viewing public
3:00 pm - AWARDS PRESENTATION
3:00 pm-4:00 pm - EXHIBIT THE WORKS
Contact CWA directly for any question and concerns.











